Background
Strong, John Stiven was born on September 13, 1948 in Tunghsien, Hopei, Republic of China. Son of Robbins and Katherine (Stiven) Strong.
(An English translation of the "Asokavadana" text, the San...)
An English translation of the "Asokavadana" text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka. King Asoka had been studied in the West primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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Strong, John Stiven was born on September 13, 1948 in Tunghsien, Hopei, Republic of China. Son of Robbins and Katherine (Stiven) Strong.
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1969. Master of Arts, Hartford Seminary, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1977.
John Strong was born in China, and completed his secondary education in Switzerland. He graduated from the Oberlin College, where he joined the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He then obtained a master's degree at the Hartford Seminary Foundation.
Strong received his Ph.D. in History of Religions from the University of Chicago in 1977, and joined Bates in 1978. He received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1982, as an Assistant Professor of Religion. He was promoted to a full professor in 1986.
(An English translation of the "Asokavadana" text, the San...)
(Book by Frank E. Reynolds, John Holt, John Strong)
Strong specializes in Buddhist studies and with emphasis on the Buddha's biography, relics, and the legends and cults of South Asia.
Member American Academy Religion, American Society for the Study of Religion, Association for Asian Studies.
Married Sarah Mehlhop, March 13, 1971. Children: Anna, Aaron.